NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced the formation of a seven-member panel, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Desai, to draft legislation for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).The committee comprises former high court judges R C Chavan and S G Mehare, former Maharashtra chief secretary D K Jain, former…
Chennai: Lessons on artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive AI, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), HTML and coding will be introduced in 5,000 schools on a pilot basis, school education minister Rajmohan said on Friday.After chairing his first review meeting with department officials and chief and district education officers, Rajmohan told reporters that infrastructural changes in schools…
Chennai: Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has proposed a Rs 7,000-crore Phase II expansion at its Tuticorin manufacturing complex, widening its production portfolio beyond passenger cars to include electric scooters and buses. The expansion would significantly increase the scale of operations at the factory located in the southern Tamil Nadu port city and is expected to…
New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy drowned while another is missing after the two went bathing in the Yamuna river near Sur Ghat on Tuesday afternoon.Both boys, residents of the area, had parents who work as labourers, police said.According to police, they had gone to the river around 1.30pm with four friends, all under 15. They…
Ricky Rai’s Lambo caught in viral video Bengaluru: A viral video clip showing a high-end Lamborghini bearing registration number KA05NR0009, allegedly owned by late underworld operator Muthappa Rai’s son Ricky Rai, being driven at high speed on Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Road while emitting loud exhaust noise and flames has triggered a police probe.The video…
Ahmedabad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (main), Ahmedabad, has directed United India Insurance Company Limited to reimburse Rs 1.2 lakh that it deducted from a policyholder’s Covid-19 hospitalisation claim. The commission held that the insurer had failed to justify the deductions under the terms of the Mediclaim policy.The commission also ordered the insurer to…
The trophy was made using around 70 freshly cut bamboos collected from the fringes of their village Guwahati: Celebration has found a new face in Nagaland’s Ungma village, where football fever has turned into a striking display of local craftsmanship. As the ongoing FIFA World Cup continues to captivate fans across the globe, a group…
Chandigarh: The Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment, a flagship central govt initiative aimed at accelerating infrastructure development across the country, is witnessing disparities among states.While the scheme has disbursed about Rs 4.5 lakh crore in loans over five years and bolstered capital expenditure of states from 2.2% of GDP in the…
James Vasanthan’s parked car vandalised in Chennai’s Kottivakkam CHENNAI: Music composer James Vasanthan’s car was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons in Chennai, prompting a police investigation, officials said.The incident is reported to have taken place in the Kottivakkam area on April 26, when the composer had stepped out for dinner at a restaurant. On returning…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene an all-party meeting at the earliest to build consensus on women’s reservation, delimitation and the proposed increase in Lok Sabha seats, stressing the need for clarity and broad consultation.“Bharat’s strength lies in its unity amidst diversity. I am hopeful that, as…
